Pub Quiz D

Round One

2003

1 Which 52-year-old TV presenter was arrested on January 15, 2003 over alleged sexual assaults? (MATTHEW KELLY)

2 Nicknamed Slowhand, which 57 year old rocker became a father in January 2003? (ERIC CLAPTON)

3 How did 15-year-old Seb Closer make news headlines in 2003? (HE SAILED SOLO ACROSS THE ATLANTIC)

4 Cheryl Tweedy was involved in a nightclub brawl in January 2003. Of which girl band is she a member? (GIRLS ALOUD)

5 Name the former Argentinean dictator who died in January 2003 aged 73. (GENERAL GALTIERI)

6 In which country was the 2003 Cricket World Cup contested? (SOUTH AFRICA)

7 In March 2003 the World Health Organisation issued a global alert over which disease? (SARS)

8 Born in May 2003, Dewey was the first cloned what? (DEER)

9 Which board game is Kylie Minogue to advertise after she admitted playing it whilst on tour? (SCRABBLE)

10 In July 2003, which scientist in the Ministry of Defence committed suicide? (DAVID KELLY)

FAMOUS PEOPLE

1 Who was the first member of the British Royal Family to acquire a pierced tongue? (ZARA PHILLIPS)

2 What rank would you associate with the manager of Elvis Presley? (COLONEL TOM PARKER)

3 In 2002 who wrote the book, The Return Of The Naked Chef? (JAMIE OLIVER)

4 Who won the Celebrity Big Brother in 2002? (MARK OWEN)

5 Who led the victorious troops at the Battle of Bannockburn? (ROBERT THE BRUCE)

6 Which actress was the first wife of Ronald Reagan? (JANE WYMAN)

7 Who established the first ever European package holiday company from Britain? (THOMAS COOK)

8 Who was the first actor to step out of the TARDIS on television? (WILLIAM HARTNELL)

9 At the Battle of Tenerife did Admiral Nelson lose his left arm, his right arm, his left eye or his right eye? (RIGHT ARM)

10 What connects the deaths of the English kings, Richard the Lionheart, Harold and William Rufus? (ALL KILLED BY ARROWS)

FOOD & DRINK

1 What two fruits are crossed to make an ugli fruit? (GRAPEFRUIT & TANGERINE)

2 Fred the flour grader was the trademark of which company? (HOMEPRIDE)

3 Which German spirit is flavoured with caraway seeds and distilled from potatoes? (SCHNAPPS)

4 What area of New York gave its name to a cocktail of gin, vermouth and orange? (BRONX)

5 What colour is cayenne pepper? (RED)

6 Which Scottish football club is nicknamed The Jam Tarts? (HEARTS)

7 Which flower family does garlic belong to? (LILY)

8 In which country did chutney originate? (INDIA)

9 Mozambique is the world’s largest producer of which nut? (CASHEW)

10 What is the national dish of Spain? (PAELLA)

TV

1 In The New Avengers who played the role of Gambit? (GARETH HUNT)

2 Who appeared naked as host of a Channel 5 game show entitled The Naked Jungle? (KEITH CHEGWIN)

3 In what year did Blue Peter makes its TV debut? (1958)

4 What breed of dog was Ethel Skinner’s Willy in Eastenders? (PUG)

5 Which TV series featured a ranch called The Ponderosa? (BONANZA)

6 Which group had a hit record with the theme from Friends? (THE REMBRANDTS)

7 The TV series Sharpe is set during which war? (NAPOLEONIC WAR)

8 Which Coronation Street actress is the patron of the Manchester Taxi Drivers Association? (LIZ DAWN)

9 What was the name of Sharron Davies when she became a TV Gladiator? (AMAZON)

10 Who composed the themes for Crossroads and Neighbours? (TONY HATCH)

AROUND THE WORLD

1 The Islamic shrine The Dome of the Rock is found in which city? (JERUSALEM)

2 Which country is nicknamed, The Land of Cakes? (SCOTLAND)

3 Which Australian city staged the first ever Cricket Test Match? (MELBOURNE)

4 Which city spans the continents of Asia and Europe? (ISTANBUL)

5 Which country was named after the man who sailed in the Santa Maria? (COLUMBIA AFTER CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS)

6 Mount Everest overlooks which city? (KATMANDU)

7 What is the most common surname in China? (CHANG)

8 What is the most highly populated city in Pakistan? (KARACHI)

9 What city was the first capital of the USA? (PHILADELPHIA)

10 What is the most westerly capital city on mainland Europe? (LISBON)

ROUND TWO

SPORT

1 Other than skiing what sport takes place on the piste? (FENCING)

2 What colour is the lowest rank of the judo belt? (WHITE)

3 Which country has won the most curling world championships? (CANADA)

4 Who is England’s most capped footballer? (PETER SHILTON)

5 What company was formed by former Tottenham chairman Alan Sugar in 1968? (AMSTRAD)

6 In 1477 Edward IV issued a decree declaring which sport illegal? (CRICKET)

7 Which sport is played on a lawn that measures 90 feet by 60 feet? (CROQUET)

8 What do the initials WD stand for on a netball shirt? (WING DEFENCE)

9 At which course is the Scottish Grand National run? (AYR)

10 Who did Bobby Robson manage immediately after vacating the England job? (PSV EINDHOVEN)

MUSIC

1 Of which musical instrument is Ravi Shankar a virtuoso? (SITAR)

2 Who banged the drums for the pop group Queen? (ROGER TAYLOR)

3 Which three male singers with the surname Williams have had solo No 1 hits? (DANNY, ANDY & ROBBIE)

4 Whose Mambo No 5 topped the charts in 1999? (LOU BEGA)

5 Who performed the Bond theme for Die Another Day? (MADONNA)

6 Which pop star owned a yacht called Drum? (SIMON LE BON)

7 Who did Michael Jackson marry in 1994? (LISA MARIE PRESLEY)

8 What nationality are the pop group Roxette? (SWEDISH)

9 What was the Beatles first No 1 hit? (FROM ME TO YOU)

10 Who is the youngest female singer to have a solo No 1 in the UK? (HELEN SHAPIRO)

SCIENCE AND NATURE

1 What T word is the collective noun for a group of monkeys? (TROOP)

2 Which organ of the body is affected by the disease cirrhosis? (LIVER)

3 Which sea creature has three hearts and a skirt? (OCTOPUS)

4 What animal is the symbol for the World Wide Fund For Nature? (GIANT PANDA)

5 Which flower takes its name from the Turkish word for turban? (TULIP)

6 What is the national animal of Canada? (BEAVER)

7 How are sodium chloride and acetic acid more commonly known? (SALT & VINEGAR)

8 What name is given to a male elephant? (BULL)

9 What is the only animal mentioned in the title of a Shakespeare play? (SHREW, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW)

10 Which famous inventor had the middle name of Alva? (THOMAS ALVA EDISON)

FILMS

1 Which cartoon film featured the characters of Pongo & Perdita? (101 DALMATIANS)

2 In which film was Bugs Bunny a teammate of Michael Jordan? (SPACE JAM)

3 In which film did Haley Joel Osment say, “I see dead people”? (SIXTH SENSE)

4 What is the name of Disney’s Love Bug? (HERBIE)

5 Which detective has been played on film by Richard Roundtree and Samuel L Jackson? (JOHN SHAFT)

6 In the 1989 film Honey I Shrunk The Kids, how many kids were shrunk? (FOUR)

7 Staying Alive was the sequel to which popular 70s film? (SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER)

8 In which 1972 film did Shelley Winters and Gene Hackman both die? (THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE)

9 Who played the title role in the film Beetlejuice? (MICHAEL KEATON)

10 For which film did the group Berlin record the song, Take My Breath Away? (TOP GUN)

DIRTY DOZEN

1 What is the name of the mouse, the best friend of Disney’s Dumbo? (TIMOTHY)

2 Which popular name for English pubs was derived from a hiding place of King Charles II? (THE ROYAL OAK)

3 How many squares are there on a chessboard? (64)

4 Which country is nicknamed the Roof of the World? (TIBET)

5 In show jumping how many faults are incurred if a rider falls off the horse? (8)

6 Who married Marilyn Monroe in June 1956? (ARTHUR MILLER)

7 What animal is an anagram of the word orchestra? (CARTHORSE)

8 Who was the first member of the British Royal Family to graduate from university? (PRINCE CHARLES)

9 Chesil Beach lies on the coast of which English county? (DORSET)

10 In a church what is contained in a stoup? (HOLY WATER)

11 In which city was the first ever Woolworths store opened? (NEW YORK)

12 A broad breasted bronze is a breed of what? (TURKEY)

TIE BREAKER IF NEEDED, NEAREST TEAM WINS

In what year was 3rd Class rail travel abolished in the UK? (1956)

SPOT PRIZES , NEAREST PERSON WINS

In what year was Edinburgh University founded? (1582)

How many miles long is the River Clyde? (106)

How many episodes were made of Are You Being Served? (69)

SNOWBALLS

Which Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical was based on a novel by Mary Haley Bell? (WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND)

Which pop star was born George Michael Braddock? (MICKEY DOLENZ)

Which Dickens novel opens with the line, “Thirty years ago, Marseilles lay burning in the sun”? (LITTLE DORRIT)